“Flood defence and flood prevention is a devolved issue, so it is for the Welsh Assembly government to take all the action and I know they are doing that. We have obviously offered to help.”

Cameron has since been criticised by the Welsh government with natural resources minister, Alun Davies, accusing him of causing “serious confusion and upset.” Davies expanded in comments released last night:

“David Cameron’s visit to Wales has caused serious confusion and upset. Whilst in Wales he announced on social media that ‘we will fund councils that give council tax rebates to people whose homes have been flooded’. There was no ambiguity to that statement.

“Communities he was visiting today would obviously expect the support announced today, in Wales, to be available to them. We now understand that Number 10 has clarified his remarks and there will be no extra support for Welsh councils and businesses. That’s a real disappointment to those people in Wales he’s been visiting today. I have to ask what the purpose of today’s visit was, beyond an attempt to get a few local headlines.”

“When it comes to discussions about specific pots of money, at the moment we are all reaching to existing pots, that’s why in England they are finding money in existing budgets and Welsh government likewise. If it gets to a point where the assessment of damage is such that Welsh government meant makes a formal request to the United Kingdom for extra help, then we are into a different game and that is a different discussion but at the moment that request hasn’t come from Welsh government.”